The Bronze

"Hey Buff." Willow waved as she saw her best friend entering the building.

Buffy walked over to her friends, Angel, Spike and Faith close behind. "Hey guys, this is Angel, Spike and Faith. This is Willow, Xander, Cordelia and my brother Oz is the one on stage with the bass guitar." Buffy said introducing everyone and then pointing the where Oz was on stage playing.

Angel, Spike, Faith and Buffy sat and enjoyed the show.

"Your brothers' band is pretty good, B." Faith told Buffy as the four walked to the apartment.

"Yeah, they've been together since they were freshman in High School. In fact they're working on getting a record deal." She told them.

"You too seem close." Spike stated.

"Yeah, we are. He's my best friend. He's always been there for me, after dad took off he took over the role of man of the house. When mom and Giles died he got legal guardianship of me till I turned eighteen. We've always taken care of each other. He's the only person to see me cry and vice versa." She told them.

"Sounds nice." Faith said with a twinge of jealously in her voice.

"Yeah it is." She told her as they continued to walk home in silence.

Next Morning

11:30 am

Buffy woke up at the sound of a knock on her door. "Come in" she called out.

The door opened to reveal Angel. "Sorry for waking you, I just wanted you to know I was leaving for work now. I left my number on the fridge. Um… Oz called this morning, said to call him …oh and so did Willow. She said she needed to talk to you… to meet her at the Quad at one if you could."

"Thanks." She replied swinging her legs over the side of the bed, revealing her tan legs to Angel's hungry eyes.

"Umm… well… I gotta go." Angel said as he watched her beautiful form walk through her room. Buffy was wearing a pair of baby blue shorts that had the word 'Devil' on it and a white tank top. What I wouldn't give to be those shorts. He thought to himself.

"Okay… well have fun at work, she you later." Buffy said as she grabbed her things and headed towards the shower, walking past Angel in the hall.

One Week Later

Buffy walked into the apartment and found Spike sitting on the couch eating a bag of chips and watching Passions.

"Afternoon luv." Spike said not looking up from the tv.

Buffy took the seat next to him. "Hey Spike." She said grabbing the bag of Sour Cream and Onion chips from his lap.

They just sat there until it was over. Spike turned toward Buffy, shutting off the television. "What's wrong luv?"

"Nothing." She said quickly. Spike just looked at her. "I've got a date tonight." She confessed with a frown.

"I don't get it. Shouldn't that be a good thing?"

"Not if you don't like your date."

Spike raised an eyebrow at her. "Then why the bloody hell would you date the wanker?" He questioned, completely confused.

"Because my friends are worried about me. I haven't had a date since my ex and I broke up a month ago. So they set me up with the TA from my psyche class."

"What's the wanker's name?"

"Riley Finn."

"They set you up with a bloody fish boy?"

"He's a corn bread Iowa boy who's been trying to get with me since my first semester."

"well if you don't like him why your mates hookin' ya up with him?"

"Because they say he's 'sweet, cute and intelligent' etc…"

"If you don't like the wanker why are you even bothering to go on the date?"

"To please my friends."

"whatever, luv. Listen if he tries anything funny you tell me and good 'ole Spike will be right there to beat him up." He told her with a smile.

"Thanks Spike."

"So what time he coming to pick ya up?"

"Six-thirty."

"It's four luv. Shouldn't you be getting ready, stressing over outfit choices and all that rubble?"

"Normally I would but since I don't want to be dating him, I'm not going to waste my time. I'll take a shower at five-thirty." She told him as she turned on the tv. "Judge Judy?"

At five- thirty Buffy went to take a shower. Angel got home and heard voices from Buffy's room. He walked down the hall and saw Spike sitting on her bed and Buffy in a towel standing in front of her closet. Spike noticed Angel.

"Hey Peaches."

"Hi."

"Hi Angel." Buffy said as she kept looking in the closet. "Come in." She said when she noticed he was standing in the hall.

Angel walked into the room and sat next to Spike. Damnit she's hott, but she shouldn't be like this in front of Spike. Doesn't she know I'm the only one who should be able to look at her beautiful flesh. I mean, Spike has a girlfriend! "What's going on?" He asked calmly, trying to keep his thoughts away from how hott Buffy looked and how jealous he was that Spike was seeing this.

"The birds got a date with some fish boy from psyche." Spike told his brother.

"Spike please don't call him that when he gets here. TRY and be nice."

"Why?"

"Because I HAVE to."

"I'm not the one going out with him now am I?" He said with a smirk.

"It's not like I WANT to!"

"Wait you're going out with a guy you don't even like?" But wont go out with me? Angel asked.

"Uhhuh." She nodded as she pulled out a black skirt.

"Why?"

"Her pals are worried about her so she agreed to get them off her back." Spike informed him.

"What do you think?" Buffy asked holding up a long black leather skirt and a red tank top.

"Too revealing" Spike said, "Don't want him to think he's got a chance."

"True, but I don't want to be too conservative and scare away potential dates."

Spike got up and went into her closet. A few seconds he pulled out a black nightie without a crotch. He just raised an eyebrow at her showing Angel what he found. "Now why don't you wear this around the apartment?" He asked with a smile.

Buffy snatched it from him and threw it on the nearby chair. "It's not for you." It's for Angel hopefully.

Please say it's for me! Angel yelled in his head.

Spike just shrugged and turned back toward the closet. A few minutes later he turned back to her. "Here wear this." He said holding up a pair of black tight leather pants and a red low cut sweater. "Leaves things to the imagination but shows off your assets." He said saying the last word while hitting her butt softly.

"Thanks." She turned around and started changing. "So Angel, any plans tonight?" She asked pulling on her sweater.

"No."

"What about you Spike?" She asked pulling on her pants.

"No, I'll be waiting up to hear about your wonderful date with Fish Boy." He replied smiling.

Suddenly there was knock on the door.

Spike looked over at Buffy. "Speak of the fish." He said getting up.

Angel looked at Spike's retreating form and turned to Buffy. God she's beautiful. "I better go keep an eye on Spike. Good luck." He said as he rose from the bed and went to the living room.

When Buffy got to the living room she found Spike and Angel glaring at Riley. "Everything okay?" She asked her roommates.

Angel and Spike only nodded, still glaring at Riley. Buffy turned to Riley. "Riley?" He only nodded and then turned to open the door. Buffy grabbed her coat and left.

Two Hours Later

Buffy walked into the apartment and found Spike and Angel sitting on opposite sides of the sofa watching The Shield. She put her purse and jacket on the coat hanger and sat in between them.

Angel and Spike looked at her glum expression and handed her a bag of chips and a can of soda. Buffy took them wordlessly and they continued to watch the tv. When the show was over, Spike shut off the tv and turned to look at Buffy. "That bad huh?"

Buffy looked up and nodded, "Oh YEAH!"

"Where'd you two go?" Angel asked. "He took me to this Italian restaurant and then to the Bronze."

"Doesn't sound too bad." Spike said.

"He spoke through the entire dinner about Iowa, cows and his mother. Then he kept stepping on my feet every time we TRIED to dance. Finally I told him we should play pool, cause my toes were so swollen and every time I went to hit the ball he was either checking out my ass or my breast. He was practically undressing me with his eyes." She shuttered in disgust at the thought.

"Poor Buffy." Angel said in mock sympathy while in his head he was rejoicing.

"So what was the glaring contest about earlier?" She asked taking a sip of her diet Dr. Pepper.

"He accused us of being lovers." Spike answered with a scowl.

Buffy proceeded to spit out her soda in a fit of laughter. Angel and Spikes' glares only making her laugh more, a minute later she stopped. "I'm sorry, it's just…" she could barely contain her laughter. "Don't worry you guys don't give off gay vibes, he's just… very old fashioned so he thinks that if an unwed women is living with two men then they must be gay, or else it would make me a sinner."

"Stupid git."

"Did he ask you out again?" Angel asked. Please say you'll never date him again because you just love me and want only me!

"Yeah." Buffy replied with a frown. "I turned him down, one night from hell is enough to last me for at least the rest of the semester."

"Good, I don't ever want to see that stupid fish boy around her ever again." Spike told her.

"Here, here." Buffy cheered.

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